The 54th National Day of Malaysia reception was held on 21 September 2011, Grand Ballroom, Shangri-La Hotel, Jakarta. It was also jointly celebrated with the 78th Malaysian National Armed Forces Day. The reception was hosted by H.E. Dato’ Syed Munshe Afdzaruddin Syed Hassan, Ambassador of Malaysia to Indonesia, H.E. Dato’ Hsu King Bee, Permanent Representative of Malaysia to ASEAN and Brid. Gen. Dato’ Hj. Mohd Anuar Rijaluddin, Defence Attaché. The Guest of Honour was Taufik Kemas, Head of the Majlis Permusyawaratan Rakyat.
The reception was attended by nearly 850 people. The crowd was made out from the diplomatic corps, members from the Majlis Permusyawaratan Rakyat (MPR) , Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat, Malaysian and Indonesian businessmen, friends of Malaysia, high profile personalities, students, as well as other invited guests.